Tilman Fertitta + Eva Longoria

Houston-based restaurant magnate Tilman Fertitta announced today that he’s adding to his stakes in Las Vegas by partnering with petite Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, whose Beso restaurant there has been in bankruptcy since January.

Beso is in Las Vegas' CityCenter development.

Fertitta’s company, Landry’s Inc., also owns Las Vegas’ Golden Nugget Hotel & Casinos (including the Laughlin and Atlantic City properties) along with restaurants in more than 300 locations, the Kemah Boardwalk, the Tower of Americas in San Antonio and the San Luis Resort in Galveston.

“Eva created a landmark restaurant at the spectacular CityCenter, and I look forward to working with her as my partner in Beso,” Fertitta said in a prepared statement.

Longoria, a native of San Antonio and the face of L’Oreal cosmetics, recently filmed Baytown Disco with Billy Bob Thornton and Cristiada opposite Andy Garcia.